August 2022

No evidence that voluntary actions by the food and beverage industry can safeguard public health

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Recent research by PRICELESS SA at the University of Witwatersrand School of Public Health found that there is no evidence that voluntary actions by the food and beverage industry can safeguard public health.   The increasing availability of unhealthy, ultra-processed foods is linked to rising rates of obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes and hypertension, …

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Parents may make healthier food purchases when ultra-processed foods include warning labels

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Researchers from the University of Limpopo, the University of Western Cape, and the University of North Carolina investigated how warning labels impacted parents’ food purchasing decisions and perceptions of unhealthy food. When shown images of foods with warning labels, parents indicated that they would buy less foods high in nutrients of concern that were labeled …

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No evidence that voluntary actions by the food and beverage industry can safeguard public health

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STATEMENT: We can’t rely on food and beverage industry to safeguard our health

No evidence that voluntary actions by the food and beverage industry can safeguard public health

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